Lick My Wounds

OOC: I wanted to go longer with this post, but I felt like I was rambling x.x I'm sorry that I didn't get her plants yet.

It had been a few weeks, and his heart ached to see her again. He knew she was fine, despite not seeing her, there was nothing he needed to worry about. Although they were young, Nephthys was definitely the stronger of the two. In that span, he'd been working on his knowledge of herbs. Despite not knowing too much about the plants around him, he'd started cataloging in his mind what plants did something and which ones did nothing. Currently, his paws carried him far away from places he'd already known, but at the same time, it was taking him - unknowingly - closer to his hearts desires. The place was pretty usual, he supposed, eyes swept to and fro, taking in the scenery. At first, everything was so still, so quiet, but... All at once his ears had caught up with the sights he was taking in. Plants at every angle, some beautiful and bright, some muted and odd looking. His eyes also caught the flecks of bugs as they flitted around, some bees pollinating each plant they came in contact with. Everything was so damningly loud! A low growl erupted from his deep lips, and although the beauty pleased him, the noise was angering him. Shut up. He mused silently, looking for an escape of sorts. As it intensified, so did his rage, and growling. In a moment, Setekh went from zero to sixty, his snarl ripping out of his chest, with harsh words, "SHUT THE FUCK UP!" His tail lashed from side to side, and almost everything silenced. Something broke through, something pitiful. Even his anger ebbed, it sounded wounded, strained, and he was interested. His eyes went to slits as he searched high and low, until he found something extremely peculiar. The scent in the air was coppery, as he drew closer, and his eyes fell upon rubies that glittered along the ground and some of the leaves. For a moment, he was elated, at least until his scent caught something remarkable, terrifying, and it made his blood run cold. Bile rose, and Setekh tried to hold back the putrid vomit, feeling utterly human, but it came forth like the words that choked him. His breath came out in hitches, as he himself let out a strained whine, his words trembling as he slowly followed the bloodied trail, "N-n... Nephthys?" When no words were uttered back, panic gripped the male, and his frenzied eyes were not the only thing now moving at unmatched speeds, his paws shook with each heated step, his tail lashed as his ears drew backwards, "Nephthys? NEPHTHYS! Thys... Answer me... Please." As he uttered his final phrase, bile rose again, only this time, his stomach was empty, the contents splayed at the entrance of her bloodied path. He drew nearer, almost believing this was a dream, but the sight before him was grotesque, and he stared at her open wounds like they were alien, "O-oh... Oh Nephthys... Oh Thys!" Tears blurred his vision and he drew his head to her cheek, rubbing longingly at the only place he could see that didn't have a wound, that didn't bleed. He drew his tongue across his sisters nose, and felt the heat matting her fur. "Y-you're burning up!" The statement was so blindingly obvious he was almost pained to hear himself say it. "S-stay here, I'll... I'll be back. I'll bring you things that c-can help. Stay... Stay with me Thys...." His paws scrambled for traction, and his first thought was water. Hydration. He looked around, fearful, before his eyes fell upon some rather large leaves. He ripped at them, savagely, tearing three down that were unusable. The last, was near perfect. He launched into the water, and sucked up as much as he could, greedily. Looking from the leaf, to where his love lay, he realized the leaf was pointless. Darting back to her, he nudged her, and let some water trickle from his mouth. He hoped he was doing the right thing it's just... this was her. He needed to find more plants, he needed to help her, but right now... She wasn't even responding. Water dripped onto her mouth, and he watched with scared eyes. Please don't leave me... "Setekh" "Nephthys"